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Recent arrests reveal more about how cartel wives help run operations for Mexico's powerful Sinaloa cartel
"Authorities don't pay much attention to the wives" of cartel members, a Sinaloa Cartel operative t…
Luis Chaparro
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'El Chapo' has been locked up for 5 years, but business has never been better for the Sinaloa cartel
"US authorities used El Chapo's case to justify their presence in Mexico, but [his arrest] doesn't …
Luis Chaparro
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How US intelligence has helped cartels kill thousands in Mexico
"When you work with or in Mexico you have to be very careful with the information you are sharing,"…
Luis Chaparro
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'Like a flying ant': An operative describes how Mexico's cartels use drones to attack enemies and smuggle drugs
With a few rudimentary modifications, Mexican criminal groups can use commercial drones bought in t…
Luis Chaparro
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Mexico's most dangerous job is only getting more deadly, and I've seen up close how bad it's getting
"It is hard to know exactly where is the line of politics and narcos when it comes to the motives o…
Luis Chaparro
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To help fight COVID-19, Mexico is going to give away the mansions of 2 once-powerful drug kingpins
Mexico's latest "mega raffle" has 22 prizes valued at $12.5 million, including mansions that belong…
Luis Chaparro
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A new DEA map shows where cartels have influence in the US. Cartel operatives say 'it's bulls---'
"The members and leaders of the organization are in Mexico, not in the US," a Sinaloa Cartel operat…
Luis Chaparro
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A Mexican cartel appears to have written an apology letter after the kidnapping and killing of Americans, saying it went against their rules of 'respecting the life and well-being of the innocent'
The letter, which was obtained by AP, said the cartel members involved in kidnapping the four Ameri…
Kelsey Vlamis,Azmi Haroun
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The Super Bowl's demand on valuable avocados means delivery trucks in one Mexican village get a police escort to protect against cartels and criminals: report
Mexican police escorts help the 300 tons of avocados – many of which are bound to be gameday guacam…
Katie Balevic
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Mexico's cartels are experimenting with control of another part of the cocaine trade
Soldiers destroyed a coca plantation in southwest Mexico in February, another sign that cartels are…
Luis Chaparro
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Mexico's Sinaloa cartel built an empire on cocaine, but it's betting on another drug to feed US appetites
"If they want harder drugs, we will produce them and smuggle them ... You have to give the client w…
Luis Chaparro
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They started out as pioneering hip-hop moguls. They wound up building a drug empire.
Tupac, cocaine, and murder: the incredible saga of the Henchmen brothers
David Kushner
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A Texas man bragged about stealing $50,000 from a Mexican drug cartel. He was kidnapped less than 2 hours later and is still missing.
Witnesses overheard Erik Tadeo Ramirez bragging on a phone call about stealing money from the Carte…
Joshua Zitser
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El Chapo's son, an alleged major trafficker of fentanyl and other drugs, was arrested by Mexican authorities in an armed overnight raid: report
Ovidio Guzman was previously detained in 2019, but was quickly released after a shootout between ca…
Lloyd Lee
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The wife of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' was sentenced to 3 years in prison over her involvement in the drug cartel
"With all due respect, I address you today to express my true regret for any and all harm that I ma…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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North Carolina teacher was killed in 'old Western shootout' after he tried to rob a Mexican drug cartel member, police say
Deputies seized five firearms, 1.2 kilograms of cocaine, and roughly $7,000 in cash from the scene,…
Erin Snodgrass
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The US and Mexico aren't on 'the same page' about cartels, and now thousands of people are fleeing to the US
"Mexico is now overwhelmed and out of capacity," a Catholic priest in southwest Mexico told Insider.
Luis Chaparro
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One of the DEA's most-wanted men wants to be mayor of some of Mexico's most violent territory
Mexico is gearing up for the largest election in its history, with more than 21,000 offices at stak…
Luis Chaparro
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US veterans deported to Mexico want Biden to let them 'back into their country' before cartels get to them
"The recruiting by Mexican cartels is real. They are looking for professionals with training," Hect…
Luis Chaparro
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AOC slams Ron DeSantis over his desire to send US special forces to Mexico to combat drug cartels: 'So reckless that it's difficult to even capture'
Ocasio-Cortez told The Times that DeSantis' idea is rooted in the inattentiveness that many in the …